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Taiwan ranks 43rd in latest World Press Freedom Index

Taiwan ranked 43rd in the 2020 World Press Freedom Index released April 21 by France-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF), spotlighting the country’s efforts maintaining media independence while ensuring a safe environment for journalists.

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International Virtual Forum on COVID-19, Sharing Taiwan’s Success Story

At present, many countries in the world are slowing down due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet, Taiwan continues to be one of the few that has successfully curbed the spread of the virus, all the while allowing its citizens to maintain their normal lives.

Taiwan ranks 43rd in 2020 world press freedom rankings, down 1 place

Taiwan was ranked 43rd on the World Press Freedom Index compiled by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) for 2020, down one notch from the previous year. Despite the regression, Taiwan is one of just four countries in the Asia-Pacific region that fall in the "good" and "fairly good" categories of the index, following New Zealand (ninth), Australia (26th) and South Korea (42nd), according to the 2020 index published Tuesday.

The New Immigrants - Warm Heart The New Immigrants - Warm Heart Professional and Passionate Experiential Learning

"Youth Experience Learning Project" of Ministry of Education's Youth Development Administration encourages high school graduates to conduct experience learning. The youth conduct domestic and abroad self-learning for 2 or 3 years through making proposals on their own to explore their own personalities, interests, and life purpose.

Emirates to fly Dubai-Taipei flight to bring Taiwanese home

Dubai-based carrier Emirates said Wednesday it will operate a flight from Dubai to Taipei on April 18 to help transfer Taiwanese nationals wishing to return home.The Boeing 777-300ER flight is among flights the airline will operate to cities such as Tunis, Jakarta, Manila, Algiers, Chicago and Kabul for similar purposes.

Taiwan donation of 300,000 masks arrives in Philippines

A shipment of 300,000 surgical face masks donated by Taiwan to the Philippines arrived in the capital Manila on Wednesday to help the neighboring country fight the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Gilberto Lauengco, vice chairman of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), formally accepted the donation from Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) Representative Michael Hsu (徐佩勇) at Ninoy Aquino International Airport in Manila.

Forbes: Tsai Ing-wen and 6 female leaders have best coronavirus response

Forbes magazine has highlighted President Tsai Ing-wen and six other women as national leaders with the best coronavirus responses. That was in an article published on Monday.

NCKUH staffers share coronavirus expertise with India counterparts

Staffers from National Cheng Kung University Hospital hosted a videoconference to share their front-line experiences combating coronavirus with 5,000 doctors and public health academics across India April 14 in southern Taiwan’s Tainan City.

CORONAVIRUS/Singaporean first lady thanks Taiwan for mask donation in updated post

Singapore's first lady on Monday updated a social media post, expressing gratitude for Taiwan's planned donation of surgical face masks to the city-state after a previous post expressing apparent reservations over the offer triggered controversy online over the weekend. In the original post published Saturday, Ho Ching (何晶), the wife of Singaporean Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (李顯龍), shared a link to an English-language news story on the Taiwan News website on April 10, which was headed "Ta

Youth Experience Learning - Life Experience, Let the Show Begin

"Youth Experience Learning Project" of Ministry of Education's Youth Development Administration encourages high school graduates to conduct experience learning. The youth conduct domestic and abroad self-learning for 2 or 3 years through making proposals on their own to explore their own personalities, interests, and life purpose.